The 12th (Thuringian) Hussar Regiment (German: Thüringisches Husaren-Regiment Nr. 12) was a German Hussar regiment active during the

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, the Franco-Prussian War, and

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. The unit was disbanded in 1920.

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On 30 July 1791 the regiment was established as a new hussar unit in the Royal Saxon Army. The regiment was deployed in Mühlberg/Elbe by the end of the September 1791. As the

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was involved in the

, the regiment participated in

Battle of Jena–Auerstedt The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt (; older spelling: ''Auerstädt'') were fought on 14 October 1806 on the plateau west of the river Saale in today's Germany, between the forces of Napoleon I of France and Frederick William III of Pruss ...

on the French side. When Napoleon abdicated and Saxony lost territory to the victorious

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, the regiment was reestablished as a

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regiment. On 8 July 1815, the regiment participated in the invasion of Paris led by Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. During the German revolutions of 1848–1849, the regiment participated in suppressing the revolution as part of the 1st Division and the

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. During the

, the regiment was subordinated to the 2nd Cavalry Division in the First Army. The regiment participated in the

Battle of Königgrätz The Battle of Königgrätz (or Sadowa) was the decisive battle of the Austro-Prussian War in which the Kingdom of Prussia defeated the Austrian Empire. It took place on 3 July 1866, near the Bohemian city of Hradec Králové (German: Königgrä ...

and the

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. In the Franco-Prussian War, the regiment fought in the Battle of Beaumont and the

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. During

, the regiment was first deployed on the

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and participated in the German invasion of Belgium. In November 1914 it was transferred to the Eastern Front and took part in the battles in northern Poland. In May 1915 it saw service in Kurland and Lithuania and then came to Romania. By early 1917 it was involved in the fighting on the Southeast Front. In February 1917 it was transferred back to the western front. There it gave up the horses and was transformed and downsized into a dismounted riflemen battalion. After receiving infantry training they took part in defensive battles in Flanders until the end of the war. Afterwards the unit was officially disbanded in 1920.

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The garrison placements of the regiment was as following: *1815:

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*1817:

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*1835: Merseburg *1849: Saarbrücken *1850: Merseburg *1901: Torgau

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{{Reflist Cavalry regiments of the Prussian Army Hussars Military units and formations established in 1791 Military units and formations disestablished in 1920 1791 establishments in Prussia 1920 disestablishments in Germany Military of Saxony

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